引言: 伤寒病目前在我国仍是常見的一种腸道急性传染病,一年四季几乎都有发生。本病在治疗上虽有特效葯物,如氯霉素及合霉素等,但在伴有高烧,昏迷,中毒症状明显者,腸出血及腸穿孔等合并症者,死亡率仍很高,达2.8-7.3％。笔者曾用促腎上腺皮質激素及腎上腺皮質激素合并抗菌素各治疗一例伤寒病人,均伴有高烧,神志不清,中毒症状重,而且一例有腸出血。在病情垂危阶段采用本疗法,效果較滿意。茲介紹如下,供大家参考。病例介紹: 例一:吳××,女,15岁,学生,住院号27776,因高烧三周,神志不清,谵妄三天于1955年10月13日入院。三周前自感受凉后,发冷寒战,发烧头痛,食欲不振,恶心及腹部陣陣作痛。以上症状,上午輕, Introduction: typhoid fever is still a common intestinal infectious disease in our country at present. Almost all occurrences occur throughout the year. The disease in the treatment although the effects of drugs, such as chloramphenicol and chlortetracycline, etc., but with high fever, coma, symptoms of poisoning, intestinal bleeding and bowel perforation and other complications, the mortality rate is still high, up to 2.8-7.3%. I have used adrenocorticotropic hormone and adrenal cortex hormones combined with antibiotics in each treatment of a typhoid patients, are associated with high fever, confusion, severe symptoms of poisoning, and an example of intestinal bleeding. In the critical stage of the use of this therapy, the effect is more satisfactory. Here are the introduction, for your reference. Case description: Example 1: Wu XX, female, 15 years old, student, hospital number 27776, due to high fever for three weeks, confusion, delirium three days in October 13, 1955 admission. Feeling cold after three weeks ago, chills, fever, headache, loss of appetite, nausea and abdominal bumps. The above symptoms, morning light,